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OUTLOOK
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR FACULTY AND STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK
APRIL 19, 1993
VOLUME 7, NUMBER 27
Referendum Will Address Proposed Changes
to Plan of Organization
In the next two weeks, the entire
campus will consider proposed revi-
sions to the university's Plan of Orga-
nization that were passed unani-
mously by the Campus Senate on
April 1.
A referendum ballot as well as the
entire plan will be mailed to all facul-
ty and staff this week. Additional
copies will be available in all deans'
offices, the Student Government
Association, the Graduate Student
Government, and in Room 1211 of
the Stamp Student Union. Ballots
must be returned to the Campus Sen-
ate Office no later than April 30.
In a letter accompanying the refer-
endum packet, Campus Senate Chair
Robert Lissitz says the primary focus
of the changes was to insure that
"principles and recommendations on
'shared governance' were incorporat-
ed in the new plan," which the senate
is charged with reviewing every five
years.
Another accompanying letter from
Bill Walters, chair of the Elections,
Representation & Governance Com-
mittee that reviewed the proposed
revisions, includes the specific
changes to the plan. They are as fol-
lows:
• The dates of election and change
of administration have been removed
from the Plan of Organization to per-
mit the bylaws to be changed to
allow the new senate to be seated at
the end of the academic year and the
new executive committee to be elect-
ed at the final senate meeting of the
year. This will permit the new senate
chair and executive committee to
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begin work over the summer;
• The senate has been designated
as the link to University of Maryland
System entities both for reporting
and consulting purposes and for elec-
tion procedures (l.2.v);
• To keep up with changing aca-
demic organizations, the senate has
been accorded authority for deter-
mining unit eligibility for representa-
tion on the senate and other
governing bodies;
• The category of faculty -adminis-
trator has been eliminated. Persons
who do not fit the definition of facul-
ty as defined in university statutes
are henceforth considered for repre-
sentational purposes as members of
the staff (3.2.a);
• Definition of staff categories has
been eliminated and moved to the
bylaws so that changes in staff defini-
tion can be more easily kept in line
with university statutes. Staggered
terms for staff senators were also
mandated;
• Requirements for initiation and
recall of senators were clarified in
4.10.b and 4.11. b;
• On the senate floor, the chair-
elect was denied the right to vote
when presiding over a meeting of the
senate (5.3.e);
• A new Committee on Commit-
tees has been established to relieve
the Executive Committee of some of
its duties and provide for better over-
sight of committees and their
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Willis Hawley Appointed College of
Education Dean
Willis Hawley, an expert in public
policy and education, will become
dean of the College of Education in
July. Hawley is currently director of
the Center for Education and Human
Development at Vanderbilt University.
Hawley has "consulted widely
and served on many national adviso-
ry committees on such important
issues as state education reform,
desegregation, teacher education, and
how public policy affects education
issues," says Acting Provost Jacob
Goldhaber in announcing the
appointment.
In addition to authoring numerous
books and articles, Hawley recently
created a software package related to
improving teacher educa-
tion.
Hawley received all his
degrees—from B.A. to a
Ph.D. in political sci-
ence — from the University
of California at Berkeley.
Before Vanderbilt, he
taught at Berkeley, Duke
and Yale.
Apart from his new
position as dean, Hawley
will serve as a professor in
the Department of Educa-
tion Policy, Planning and
Administration and in the
School of Public Affairs.
Campus Receives Re-Accreditation from
Middle States Association
During the 1991-92 academic year
a group of 54 faculty, staff, and stu-
dents carried out a review of campus
academic and administrative opera-
tions as well all major events taking
place on the campus since the time of
the last re-accreditation review
{which took place in 1985-86).
As a result of their efforts, the
group's report. The Periodic Review
Report for the College Park Campus,
formed the basis for a decision this
past December by the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools
to re-accredit the university for the
next five-year period.
According to the chair of the
review's steering committee, James
Lesher, the re-accreditation process is
intended to assure the general public
and state officials that the university
is fulfilling its basic educational com-
mitments, but it also provides the
institution with an opportunity to
reflect on current operations and to
identify where additional improve-
con tinned on page 2
Willis Hawley, newly-
appointed dean of the
College of Education
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Pulitzer-Winner Shipler to Accompany His "Arab and Jew" Film
David Shipler, author and former New York Times correspondent, will speak
April 29 on his film "Arab and Jew; Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land,"
based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title. The film will be
shown in Art/Sociology 2203 at 3:15 p.m., after which Shipler will deliver
remarks at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The event is part of an
ongoing project exploring possible links between religion and peace in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict sponsored by the Center for International Develop-
ment and Conflict Management.
Middle States Association Re-Accreditation
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James Lesher
ments can be made.
One of the findings
of the review report is
that in spite of the
financial setbacks of the
last several years the
campus has made
progress in many areas,
especially in improving
the quality of the
undergraduate educa-
tional experience,
"The whole docu-
ment has the tenor of
two steps forward, one
step backward," says
Lesher, "since much of
the progress that was
made as a result of
implementing the Pease
and Greer committee
recommendations was
either brought to a halt or reversed."
Th e re v i e w co m m i tt ee f o u n d , n e v -
ertheless, that significant gains have
been made in the quality of the hon-
ors programs, undergraduate curric-
ula r requirements, efforts to increase
the diversity of the campus, foreign
language education, the campus'
physical plant, academic computing
support systems, and in some aspects
of its governance system.
The committee did, however,
express its concern about some
aspects of current admissions poli-
cies, and encouraged the campus to
undertake an initiative to improve
the overall academic quality of the
undergraduate student body.
One major change noted by the
committee was passage of the 1989
Higher Education Reorganization
Act, with its call for increased cam-
pus autonomy and local presidential
authorities.
According to Lesher, the campus
administration has already undertak-
en a number of efforts to implement
many of the periodic review recom-
mendations, including efforts to
recruit larger numbers of welbquaii-
Panel Discussion will Address
Gay & Lesbian Health Care
Two HIV/ AIDS researchers and a
prominent journalist will be part of a
panel discussion on "Future Direc-
tions in Cay and Lesbian Health and
Mental Health Care" on April 20
from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Stamp Stu-
dent Union Colony Ballroom.
Speakers include Caitlvn Ryan,
chief of the District of Columbia
Agency for HIV /AIDS and co-author
of the National Lesbian Health Care
Survey; Joyce Hunter, research fellow
with the HIV Center for Clinical and
Behavioral Studies; and Chandler
Burr, journalist and author of
"Homosexuality and Biology" in The
Atlantic Monthly (March 1993J and
soon-to-be- published book with the
same title (Harper Collins). Jeffrey
Akman, associate dean of the George
Washington University Medical
School, will moderate.
The discussion and reception to
follow are sponsored by the Gay and
Lesbian Faculty and Staff Associa-
tion; the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual
Alliance; the Office of Human Rela-
tions Programs; the Student Govern-
ment Association; and the Student
Health Advisory Committee of the
Health Center.
For more information, contact
Vicky Foxworth in the Office of
Fluman Relations Programs at
405-2838.
Plan of Organization
continued from page 1
personnel (8.3);
• A new Committee on Implemen-
tation has been created to oversee
and coordinate implementation of
senate actions. The last three senate
chairs are specifically included as
members of this committee (8.4);
• A provision has been made for
councils that are jointly appointed by
the senate and administration for spe-
cific oversight purposes;
• Section 11 has been considerably
expanded to provide more detail
aboujt unit plans of organization.
Hereafter, plans of organization are
required of all academic units. More-
over, this plan specifically prohibits
representation on the senate of col-
leges with no approved plan of orga-
nization after two years from the date
the university votes on this change
(ll.l.d);
• As a part of the plans of organi-
zation, an elected faculty advisory
committee in each unit is now
required (11.2.a);
• Fixed terms and periodic review
of all deans, chairs, and directors is
now stipulated.
For more information, contact the
Campus Senate Office at 405-5805.
fied students (now called First Year
Focus), achieving a greater degree of
administrative autonomy for the
campus, a review of the administra-
tion of graduate education on the
campus, as well as measures to make
the special character of the campus'
assets and challenges — as the state's
principal center for graduate educa-
tion and research— better known to
the general public.
In addition to being approved by
Middle States, the campus' report has
been reviewed by the Svstem Admin-
istration, the Maryland Higher Edu-
cation Commission, and members of
various state legislative committees
(copies of the report are available
through the Office of Academic
Affairs).
The chairs of the various commit-
tees which conducted the studies
were Cordell Black, Sue Clabaugh,
Theresa Coletti, Kathryn Morhman,
Michael Nacht, Don Piper, and
Mahlon Straszheim.
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Correction
"Women Writers to be Focus
of Summer Institute" (March 15,
p. 3), should have indicated the
institute was open to all non-
graduate faculty who teach gen-
eral undergraduate courses on
Western literature, history and
civilization, not just community
college instructors.
Also, the focus of the institute
will include the most important
women writers of the ancient
Greco- Roman world and Renais-
sance England, not just Sappho
and Lady Mary Wroth.
OUTLOOK
Outlook is the weekly (acuity- staff newspaper serving
the College Park campus community.
Kathryn Costello
Vrce President for
Institutional Advancement
Roland King
Director of Public Information
Judith Balr
Director of Creative Services
John Fritz
Editor
Solly Granatsteln
Staff Writer
Laurie Gaines
Calendar Editor
(leather Davis
Editorial Interns
Stephen Sobek
John T. Con so 11
Format Designer
Kerstln A. Neteler
Layout & Production
Al Danegger
Photography
Jennifer Grogan
Production Interns
Susan Heller
Robert Henke
Letters to the editor, story suggestions, campus infor-
mation & calendar items are welcome. Please submit
all material at least two weeks before the Monday of
publication. Send it to Editor Outlook, 2101 Turner
Building, through campus mail or to University of
Maryland, College Park. MD 20742. Our telephone
number is (301) 405-4621. Electronic mail address is
jlril2@umdacc.umd.edu. Fa* number is (301) 314-9344.
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Campus Senate Forum Set for April 20
The Campus Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Student Government
Association and Graduate Student Government will sponsor an open forum
with the 21st Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly on April 20, from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hall. Issue" to be dis-
cussed include the legislative initiative on the UMCP merger ivith UMUC, the
budget, and the "flexibility" bill. The representatives will take questions and
answers from the audience. The entire university community is invited. Bring
vuur brown bag lunch and your questions. Call 405-5805 for more information.
EARTH DAY
Saving the Planet Begins at Home:
Eco-scholarship at Maryland
Earth Day falls on April 22, hut
every day is Earth Day for the many
scholars at Maryland working on
environmental research. From fight-
ing air pollution to protecting bio-
diversitv, these researchers are all
seeking ways to encourage humans
to take better care of the planet.
Searching for CFC Replacements
The dangerous depletion of the
earth's ozone laver has been linked to
artificial emissions of chlorofluoro-
carbons, or CFCs.
The university's Center for Envi-
ronmental Energy Engineering
(CEEE) is searching for CFC replace-
ments foT domestic refrigerators, as
well as residential and commercial air
conditioners and heat pumps.
"In our experimental facilities we
look for chemicals that are both envi-
ronmentally safe and energy efficient,"
says CEEE Director Reinhard Rader-
macher. There are many trade-offs
when producing chemicals designed
to do both, he adds, but the research
is promising.
New Conservation Master's Degree
The Zoology Department is
launching a new master's program
focused on simultaneously meeting
the needs of an expanding human
population and maintaining biologi-
cal I v d i v e rse eco s vs terns .
The new degree in Sustainable
Development and Conservation Biol-
ogy is being coordinated by assistant
professor lames Dietz and associate
professor David Inouye, both of
Zoology, it is the country's first M.S.
curriculum that trains future conser-
vationists not only in environmental
science, but also in public policy and
economics.
Turfgrass May Absorb Pesticides
Mark Carroll, assistant professor
of agronomy, is trying to find out if
the pesticides put on lawns in Mary-
land are leaching into groundwater.
With funding from the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station
(MAES), Carroll is focusing on turf-
grass thatch, an intermingled layer of
dead and living roots, shoots, and
stems.
Carroll believes that turfgrass
thatch may absorb pesticides, pre-
venting them from reaching the soil.
Eco-Technology & the Marketplace
The new administration in Wash-
ington has stressed the economic
growth potential of environmentally
sound technologies. I larvey Sachs,
director of policy research at the uni-
versity's Center for Global Change
(CGC), is assessing this emerging
field.
Sachs studies how to accelerate the
introduction of renewable energy
technologies and make them the most
inexpensive and environmentally
preferred energy sources. This work
involves technology assessment, gov-
ernment policy analysis, and atten-
tion to consumer values.
CGC projects seek "win-win"
solutions to energy problems, com-
bining cost-effectiveness with envi-
ronmental susta inability for the
benefit of the planet and its
people.
Air Pollution Tax Proposal
Environmental degradation and
budget deficits are both making
national headlines. CGC Project
Director Frank Mu Her is trying to
address both problems at once by
proposing an air pollution tax based
on the carbon content of fossil fuels.
In contrast to a straight gasoline
tax, a carbon lew would be based on
a fuel's relative contribution to car-
bon monoxide emissions, smog and
acid rain air pollution generally.
Though the state's general assem-
bly failed to adopt the proposal last
year, Maryland was the first state to
seriously consider a carbon tax. Simi-
lar bills are now before the California
and Minnesota legislatures, as w r ellas
being considered at the national level.
Global Politics/Global Environment
Population growth, energy and
food supply, and the impact of cli-
mate change on the global environ-
ment are just a few of the topics being
explored by Dennis Pi rages, director
of the Harrison Program on the Glob-
al Agenda.
Later this year the Harrison Pro-
gram, which explores the relationship
between international politics and the
global environment, will host "Foot-
steps to Sustainability: Problems of
Establishing a Sustainable Planet."
For more information, call 405-4139.
Maryland's Eco-Friendly Industry
The global environmental protec-
tion industry will nearly double in
size by the year 2000, according to the
World Bank. Recognizing the impor-
tance of this movement to the Mary-
land economy, CGC is assessing
strategies to accelerate the state's
environmental business and technol-
ogy development.
More than 250 Maryland compa-
nies now specialize in technologies
that protect or conserve natural
resources through "environmentally
friendly" products, or environmental
legal, engineering and consulting ser-
vices, according to CGC Assistant
Director Christopher Fox. CGC
keeps a directory of these companies.
U.S. and Japan Work on Eco-Policy
Model for Developing Countries
Can American and Japanese envi-
ronmental policy be applied to devel-
oping countries? CGC Executive
Director Alan Miller is seeking an
answer to that question through
work with the Japan Foundation's
Center for Global Partnership.
In both the industrial and develop-
ing world, effective solutions to envi-
ronmental problems require a high
degree of international cooperation
and structural changes in the way
people live, Miller says.
Ten Things You Can Do to Save the Earth at Maryland
1. Recycle on campus (see recycling
article on next page tor details).
1 Also reuse clothes, paper, bags, and
containers.
2. Get your department to purchase
products made of recycled materi-
als — building materials, paper and
plastic goods.
3. Urge your department to pur-
chase non-toxic cleaners, paints and
other chemical products. Many
"natural" chemical products are
now available, effective and cheap.
4. When requesting supplies from
the Procurement Office (405-5813),
ask if there is a recycled or more
energy efficient alternative.
5. Turn lights off when you're not
using them. Turn heat and air con-
ditioning down if too high.
6. If you think your department
may use CFCs or halons, ask and
make sure that they are properly
discarded,
7. Don't litter. Instead, pick up
trash and deposit it into a waste or
recycling receptacle.
8. Walk, bike, car pool, or use public
transportation to get to work. For
more information, call Commuter
Affairs at 314-3645.
9. Try walking or riding a bike
across campus instead of driving.
It's not only better for the environ-
ment; it's quicker — no parking!
10. Support campus environmental
efforts and educate yourself by tak-
ing one of the many environmental
science/ policy courses offered on
campus.
Sources: Chris Fox, assistant director of
the Center for Global Change; the Envi-
ronmental Conservation Organization:
and the Department of Physical Plant.
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EARTH DAY
Sea Grant to Show Video
"Watershed for the Chesapeake," an hour long video that chronicles the his-
tory of the Chesapeake Bay restoration movement, will be shown on April 21
at 3:00 p.m. in the Ballroom Lounge of the Stamp Student Union. Sponsored by
the Maryland Sea Grant College, marine scientists will be present to answer
questions following the video. For more information, call x56376.
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Books To Save the Bay
The Maryland Sea Grant College
has become a channel for the publish-
ing of marine science research on the
Chesapeake Bay.
Since forming in 1977 and becom-
ing the nation's 1 7th Sea Grant Col-
lege in 1982, Sea Grant has published
books that help educate scholars and
students about the bay.
Scientifically-oriented publications
such as Dispersal of Living Organisms
Into Aquatic Ecosystems and Restoring
the Nation's Marine Environment are
collections of research edited by
marine scientists which help Sea
Grant fulfill its environmental mis-
sion.
For those who don't know what
picophv top lank ton and dinoflagel-
lates are. Sea Grant publishes books
aimed at non-scientists. Working the
Chesapeake: Watermen on the Bay stud-
ies the culture of people who make
their living on the Chesapeake, and
the Bayside Guide to Weather on the
Chesapeake explains the bay's weather
to those who live and play there.
Marine science workbooks such as
Tlic American Oyster and Tides and
Marshes, aimed at m i d d I e sc h oo 1 a n d
junior high school students, educate
future generations about the bay.
"To preserve and restore these
special places and their quality of life
is why we're here," says Jack Greer,
Sea Grant's assistant director for
communications. " W e ca re a boo t the
bay."
— Stephen Sobek
Physical Plant Projects Save Energy and Resources
The Department of Physical Plant
(DPP) is saving energy, money and
resources through three innovative
programs managing steam, lighting
and conditioned air supply.
Recycling Steam
From the familiar plumes that rise
from campus roadways, most people
at Maryland realize that university
buildings are heated by steam travel-
ling through subterranean pipes from
the heating plant across Route One.
But most people are not aware of a
second set of pipes leading back to
the plant. These pipes take water
condensed from the original steam
and return it to make still more
steam.
The condensate return system,
which has been in place for about five
years, returns from 15 to 20 percent of
the water originally pumped into the
system, or about 10.5 million gallons
of water per year.
Since the condensate is about 100
degrees hotter than tap water, the
university also saves energy that
would be used to heat new water.
High Efficiency Lighting
The university plans to make
lighting more efficient in 12 campus
buildings, including Hornbnke
Library and Cole Field House. The
project will take place from August,
1993 to January, 1994.
The existing fluorescent lighting
fixtures, equipped with magnetic bal-
lasts, will be replaced with fixtures
having electronic ballasts, which
reduce heat loss. Ballasts are mecha-
nisms that regulate operation of
lamps.
The new fixtures will also have
tubes of smaller diameter, producing
more lumens of light for every watt
of electricity used.
Controlling Air Supply
Everyone has heard of central air
conditioning. The university has it
on a massive scale.
The Central Control Monitoring
System (CCMS) allows DPP to man-
age heat, air conditioning and venti-
lation in about 110 buildings from a
central location. The computerized
system reduces the university's elec-
trical and steam consumption bv
about 10 percent.
"From a central location, vou can
make sure the heating isn't running
when buildings are unoccupied,"
explains Richard A rata, director of
software operation for CCMS.
With CCMS, the university can
now shut down entire buildings at 6
p.m. and generally tighten nighttime
scheduling to reduce energy con-
sumption.
— Solh/ Granatstcin
Recycling Effort Doubled Since 1990
The university's recycling volume
doubled over the last three years,
thanks to heightened efforts by the
Department of Physical Plant (DPP)
and the student-run Environmental
Conservation Organization (ECO).
DPP has been contributing more
labor power to recycling efforts
begun by ECO 18 years ago. The
result has been an increase in the
number of pick-ups, as well as an
expansion in the range of materials
that can be recycled.
Historically, ECO was able to pick
up two materials from campus build-
ings: aluminum cans and white
paper. Other materials had to be
brought to ECO's central recycling
site.
Last June, however, DPP and ECO
launched a pilot program to pick up
glass bottles and newspapers from
buildings, in addition to the original
two materials. The program will
eventually cover the whole campus
and now affects Hornbake and McK-
eldin libraries, the Zoology- Psycholo-
gy Building, and the Service Build-
ing. DPP is also supplying all univer-
sity employees with "desk-side
containers," with instructions, for
white paper recycling.
While the university now recycles
between 8 and 9 percent of its trash,
DPP Director Frank Brewer expects
to reach 20 percent bv September in
compliance with a 1990 Maryland
recycling law for state agencies.
Increased volume has prompted DPP
and ECO to move the central recy-
cling location from Ross bo rough
Lane to Parking Lot Four.
In addition to recycling as much
waste as possible, university employ-
ees should try to "close the loop" by
using recycled materials, says DPP
Assistant Director Lander Medlin.
She also advises minimizing use of
materials which are not easily recy-
cled, such as "yellow stick-ums" and
colored paper.
Recycling options and locations
are listed below;
Aluminum Cans: campus- wide (red-
and-white receptacles).
Glass: campus-wide (vellow
receptacles).
White Paper: campus-wide (white
cardboard receptacles); desk-side
containers are being distributed.
Computer Ledger Paper: primarily
libraries, computer centers, copy cen-
ters and the Comptroller's Office.
Colored Paper: libraries. Psychology
Department.
Newspaper: most building lobbies;
wherever The Diamondback is d is-
tributcd.
Cardboard: Stamp Stud en I Union,
Dining Services, libraries.
Plastic: central recycling location.
Polystyrene: white dumpsters out-
side of dorms and dining halls.
Steel: central recycling location.
For more information, to request u pick-
up, or to set up recycling in your work
place, call DPP at 405-7086 or ECO at
314-8345.
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Libraries Seek Comments on Strategic Plan
The draft of the Libraries' Strategic Plan has been circulated widely across
campus for comment. Copies are also available at the reserve desks of any of
the seven libraries and through INFO under Reports/Libraries. Anyone wish-
ing to comment on the plan should respond to Danuta Njtecki, associate direc-
tor for public services and chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, no later
than Friday, April 23. For more information, call 405-9251.
LIBRARIES
libraries Acquire Rare Map and Additional Landsberg Materials
Portrait of Helmut Landsberg by Joshua Holland
College Park libraries have recent-
ly acquired a rare map focusing on
the 18th centurv border dispute
between Maryland and Pennsylvania,
as well as additional materials from
Frances Landsberg, widow of Profes-
sor Emeritus Helmut Erich Lands-
berg, a distinguished university
scientist.
During the early 18th century, vio-
lent conflicts often arose as to the
exact locations of the Pennsylvania
and Maryland borders. To resolve
these disputes, several agreements
were made between Lords Perm and
Baltimore.
One of these, entitled "True
Copies of.. .the Agreement between
Lord Baltimore and Messieurs [John,
Richard and Thomas] Perm," was
printed first by Benjamin Franklin in
Philadelphia and later in London
(1734).
College Park Libraries acquired
the London imprint for the Maryland
Collection. What distinguishes this
copy is that it includes a map
engraved by John Senex depicting the
disputed territory. The map was
printed to accompany the six
manuscript versions of the agree-
ment Only two other copies of this
map are known to be in existence.
The Senex map has added signifi-
cance for UMCP's collection since a
1760 version of this map is already a
part of the Maryland collection. That
map is printed on vellum as part of
an original manuscript copy of a 1760
agreement between Lords Penn and
Baltimore, again pertaining to bound-
ary disputes.
The newly acquired map, together
with the manuscript already present
in the collections, will provide
researchers with vital resources for
understanding Maryland's provincial
border disputes.
The libraries have also acquired 23
volumes of rare books from the estate
of Helmut Erich Landsberg, whose
career in the fields of meteorology
and climatology spanned over five
decades.
The gift includes a first French edi-
tion of a book written by Benjamin
Franklin, published in 1752, dealing
with Franklin's experiences and
observations on experiments with
electricity in the city of Philadelphia.
This French edition is rarer than all
but the first English edition published
in 1751.
Another important addition to the
collection is a volume by Luke
Howard published in 1833. One of
the founders of the science of meteo-
rology and a resident of London,
Howard began to keep a meteorolog-
ical register in 1806 and published the
results of his observations in the
work donated by Frances Landsberg.
For the period covered, his are the
only observations on the weather
from day to day that have been pre-
served.
Landsberg, who taught at College
Park from 1964 to 1976, is considered
the founder of modern climatology
for his pioneering efforts in the statis-
tical analysis of climate, and his
wide-ranging research interests. At
College Park, Landsberg
was instrumental in
founding the Department
of Meteorology as well as
establishing a graduate
program in the disci-
pline.
This recent dona-
tion marks the fourth I
gift of material to the
libraries by the
Landsberg family.
Flelmut Landsberg
died in 1985.
National Library
Week
In honor of National
Library Week, April 1 8-24,
Outlook is devoting this
page to documenting the
new additions and chal-
lenges to campus libraries.
■^mdtntm
Libraries Saddled With Budget Cuts and Rising Journal Costs
Recently-acquired Senex map at right,
placed atop the 1760 agreement,
appears to be almost Identical to
1760 map at left.
The university's libraries have
found themselves in the impossible
predicament of dealing simultane-
ously with budgetary cutbacks and
steeply escalating journal costs.
"We are not in a position bud-
getarily to do what we're here to do,"
says Desidor Vikor, campus libraries'
associate director for collection man-
agement and special collections.
Statewide budget cuts have forced
university libraries to cut about
$500,000 worth of subscriptions over
the last two years. Meanwhile, journal
subscription prices rose by an aver-
age of 1 6 to 20 percent over only the
last year, fueled especially by expen-
sive scientific and technological pub-
lications. And new journal titles are
proliferating, making it even harder
for the university's libraries to keep up.
In addition to their worries over
periodicals, the libraries are also con-
cerned about the fact that book prices
are increasing at an annual rate of 8
percent.
The Provost's Library Advisory
Committee is asking faculty to help
address what Vikor calls a "crisis in
scholarly publishing," which is
national in proportions and extends
beyond library walls.
Since campus libraries and faculty
have been working together on the
scope and substance of journal cut-
backs, the library advisory committee
wants to increase faculty sensitivity
to the cost of certain subscriptions,
which can exceed $1 0,000 per year for
a single journal. The committee is
also urging professors to use their
influence as contributors and editori-
al board members of specific publica-
tions to reign in subscription rates.
"It's the responsibility of all the
faculty to think about the publication
process from an economic point of
view," says Gary Marchionini, associ-
ate professor in the College of Library
and Information Services and chair of
the library advisory committee.
Publishers of journals justify the
subscription rate hikes by pointing to
increased offerings: more entries,
more frequent publication. In addi-
tion, the weak U.S. dollar translates
into higher prices for foreign journals.
But some analysts point to the
profit motive and a captive market to
explain soaring subscription rates.
They say commercial publishers are
taking advantage of institutions and
libraries which must stock the most
recent scholarly work.
"No one begrudges the publishers
a fair profit. The question is what is
fair," says Marchionini.
Marchionini sees the emerging
electronic networks as a potential
escape from the high cost of print
publications. Print publishers are in
a quandary, he says, about how to
respond to the loosely-organized
electronic networks which may even-
tually supplant traditional journals.
"The trouble is there's an enor-
mous amount of pressure [in
academe] for people to publish in
scholarly, refereed journals," says
Marchionini. "If you publish some-
thing on Internet, it's not a scholarly,
refereed journal."
Moreover, while these networks
may be the wave of the future, Vikor
believes they are far from being
developed to a point where they can
replace print publications. And elec-
tronic subscriptions "are not inexpen-
sive in their own right," he adds.
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Subjects Needed For Kinesiology Study
The Department of Kinesiology, in conjunction with the Veteran's Administra-
tion Hospital in Washington, D,C, is sponsoring a master's thesis investigating
the effects of a six-month walk/run program on blood lipid levels. Healthv,
non-exercising males between the ages of 2f> and 40 are needed. If you are
interested in being a subject, please contact Ruth Stuart at (301 ) 622-7058.
The Concert Society at Maryland presents American
Indian singer/ songwriter Buffy Saint e- Marie on April 24
Compute* Science
Colloquium: Structural
Complexity Theory: A Look
at Some Historical Roots,"
Paul Young, U. of
Washington. 4 p.m.. 0111
CI ass loom Building (106).
Call 5-2661 foi info.
Horticulture Colloquium,
Graduate Student
Presentation. 4 p.m.,
0128 Hoizapfei. Call
5-437 4for info.
Iiumi School Kyogen
Performance. 'An
Afternoon With
Shakespeare Kyogen and
Traditional Kyogen,"
4-5:30 p.m.. Pugliese
Theater Can 5-4243 for
info.
Space Science Seminar:
"The Impact of Monte-
Carlo Simulations on
Charged Particle Transport
Theory," James Earl. 4:30
p.m., 1113 Computer/
Space Sciences. Call
5-7339 for info.
&
MONDAY
Art Exhibit, African Heritage costumes,
instruments and related art work.
through April 30. Parents" Association
Art Gallery. Stamp Student Union. Call
4-9816 for info-
Arc hltecture Exhibit: "Soundings: The
Work of John Hejduk," designs by the
dean of Cooper Union Architecture
School, Architecture Gallery, through
April 30. Call 5-6284 for info.
Art Exhibit: "Spring Visions,' featuring
works by lithographer Tadeus: Lapinski.
UMUC Conference Center. 8 a.m.-8
p.m. daily, through July 18. Call 5-7154
for info.
Curriculum Transformation Project
Panel Discussion: 'Visions and
Revisions." panel and open discussion
with faculty participants from the 1992
summer institute. 'Thinking About
Women, Race, and Gender." Erve
Chambers. Regina Igel. Chartes Stangor.
Shelly Wong, noon-2 p.m., 2127
Tydings. Call 5-6882 for info.
President's Committee on Women's
Affairs lecture: "The problem of Women
in Science: Why is it so Hard to Convince
People?' Shelia Tobias, 3 p.m.. 1202
Engineering. Call 5-5803 for info.
Campus Senate Special Meeting, agen-
da includes revisions to the Code of
Academic Integrity and policy on campus
housing for undergraduate students.
3:30-6:30 p.m., 0126 Reckord Armory,
Call 5-5805 for info.
Entomology Colloquium: "Interactions of
Host Plant Chemistry. Caterpillars end
Insect Predators," Nancy Stamp. SUNY
Binghamton. 4 p.m.. 0200 Symons. Call
5-3911 for info.
Contemporary Spanish Cinema: El Sur,
I Victor Elite. 1983 J. 4 p.m., Language
House. Sponsored by Maryland
Humanities Council. Call 5-6441 for
info.
American Heart
Association CPR Course,
for adult, child, and infant
Skills. April 19 and 26, 6-9:30 p.m.
Registration required, S 20 fee. Also
offered Apnl 20 and 27: April 22 and 29.
Call 4-8132 for info,*
TUESDAY
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Seminar: "Comparative Studies of
Bowerbird Display Evolution." Gerald
Borgia, noon, 1208 Zoo,'Psych. Call
5-6949 for info.
International Center For Sustainable
Agriculture and Human Resources
Development Lecture: Targeting
Women in Extension." William Zijp.
World Bank, noon-1 p.m.. 0115
Symons. Co-sponsored by the Office for
International Programs, Call 5-1253 lor
info.
Committee on History and Philosophy
of Science Lecture: 'Exploratory Data
Analysis. 1971-1977." John Tukey,
Princeton, 4:15-6 p.m., 1407
Chemistry. Call 5-5691 forinfo.
Maryland Opera Studio, in Evening of
Escerpts (first year students), 8 p.m.,
Tawes Recital Hall. Call 5-5546 for info.
Spring Dance Concert. 8-10 p.m..
Dorothy Madden Studio/Theater. Tickets
are $8 general. $5 students and
seniors. Call 5-3180 for info.'
WEDNESDAY
Counseling Center Research and
Development Meeting: "Overview of
Progiam Evaluation.' William Schafer,
noon-1 p.m., 0106 Shoemaker. Call
4-7691 for info.
Molecular and Cell Biology Seminar:
'Molecular Basis of Cystic Fibrosis:
Implications and Approaches Toward
Developing s Therapeutic." Seng Cheng,
Genzyme Corporation, 12:05 p.m.. 1208
Zoo/Psych. Call 5-6991 for info.
Astronomy Colloquium: "Gravitational
Lenses. Tune Delays, and Hubble's
Constant." Jacqueline Hewitt, MIT, 4
p.m., 1113 Computer/Space Sciences.
Call 5-3001 for info.
information Policy In the Electronic Age
Seminar: "Frustrations of Scholarly
Research in Recent American
Documentation," Anna Kasten Nelson,
American U., 4 p.m., 0109 Hombake.
Call 5-2033 for info.
Committee on History and Philosophy
of Science Lecture: "Exploratory Data
Analysis. 1991-1995." John Tukey,
Princeton, 4:15-6 p.m., 1407
Chemistry. Call 5-5691 for info.
Maryland Opera Studio, An Evening of
Excerpts, Act I The Magic Flute, Act II
The Marriage of Figaro. 8 p.m.. Tawes
Recital Hall. Call 5-5546 for info.
Spring Dance Concert, 8-10 p.m..
Dorothy Madden Studio/Theater. Tickets
are $8 general. $5 students and
seniors. Call 5-3180 for info '
THURSDAY
The Committee on Africa and Africa In
the Americas Brown Bag Lecture: "Bom
in Bondage: A Comparative Study of
Slave Childhood 1815-1865," Marie
Jenkins Schwartz, noon. 1120N F,S.
Key. Call 5-2118 for info.
Maryland Opera Studio, An Afternoon of
Excerpts (first year students!. 12:30
p.m.. Tawes Recital Hall Call 5-5546
for info.
Colleges of Agriculture and Life
Sciences 1993 Faculty and Staff
Excellence Awards, 3 p.m.. 0408
Animal Sciences. Call 5-2072 for info.
Center for Teaching Excellence CORE
Faculty Workshop: "Writing to Learn II:
Responding to Student Wining and
Grading Papers— Coaching or Judging?"
3:15-4:45 p.m., 1102 F.S. Key. Call
5-3154 for info.
Meteorology Seminar: "What We Think
We See In the Observed Climate
Record." Tom Karl. NOAA, 3:30 p.m.,
2114 Computer and Space Science, Call
5-5392 for info.
Committee on Religion and Culture
Lecture: 'Can Ethics Justify Religion?
The Dilemma of Modern Jewish
Thought." David Novak. U.VA. 4 p.m.,
1117 F.S. Key. Call F>4304 for info.
Committee on History and Philosophy
of Science Lecture: "Exploratory Data
Analysis. 1996-2000," John Tukey,
Princeton. 4:15-6 p.m., 1407
Chemistry. Call 5-5691 for info.
Reliability Seminar: "Imbedded Sensors
for Structural Integrity Monitoring,"
James Sirkis. 5:15-6:15 p.m.. 2110
Chemical and Nuclear Engineering. Call
5-3887 for info.
Committee on East Asian Studies
Reading and Discussion, Haiuko Taya
Cook and Theodore F. Cook, authors of
Japan at War: An Oral History, dramatic
readings from the text by actors Richard
Ebihara and Dawn Salto. 7:30-9:30
p.m.. Pugiiese Theater. Call 5-4243 for
info.
University Theatre: Not By Bed Alone, at
Tawes Theatre, on Apr. 22-24 and Apr.
29-May 1 at 8 p.m., May 1 with sign
interpretation. April 25 at 2 p.m. with
audio description, school matinee Apr.
27 at 9:45 a.m. Tickets are $10 stan-
dard admission and $7 students and
seniors. Call 5-2201 for tickets and
info."
Spring Dance Concert. 8-10 p.m..
Dorothy Madden Studio /Theater. Tickets
are $8 general, S5 students and
seniors. Call 5-3180 for info."
Maryland Opera Studio, An Evening of
Excerpts. Face on the Barroom Floor.
Gianni Schicchi. 8 p.m., Tawes Recital
Hall. Call 5-5546 for info.
FRIDAY
Center for Renaissance and Baroque
Studies Symposium: "The Public and
Private in Dutch Culture of the Golden
Age," featuring Dutch and American his-
torians, 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.. April 23:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.. April 24. UMUC
Conference Center, S30 registration
fee. tree for students. Call 5-6830 tor
info."
Geology Seminar: "Transport of
Pollutants Across the Sediment— Water
Interface: Comparison of Marine.
Estuarine and LacustrineSystems." Joel
Baker. Chesapeake Bay Laooratories,
11 a.m., 0103 Hombake. Call 5-4089
for info.
Speech Communication Colloquium:
"Culture and Interpersonal
Communication." Daena Goldsmith,
noon. 0104 Skinner, Call 5-6524 for
info.
First National Bank of Maryland
Research Colloquium In Finance:
"Pricing the Risks of Default." Dilip
Madan and Haluk Unal, 1-2:30 p.m.,
1203 MPA Bldg. Call 5-2256 for info.
Mental Health Lunch N' Learn Seminar:
"Genetics and Psychiatric Illness."
Robert Burdette, Chaplain. United
Campus Ministries, 1-2 p.m.. 3100E
Health Center. Call 4-8106 for info.
Maryland Opera Studio, An Evening of
Excerpts, Act I The Magic Flute, Act II
The Marriage of Figaro. 8 p.m., Tawes
Recital Hall. Call 5-5546 for info.
Spring Dance Concert, 8-10 p.m.,
Dorothy Madden Studio/Theater, Tickets
are S3 general, $5 students and
seniors. Call 5-3180 for info."
SATURDAY
Maryland Opera Studio, An Evening of
Excerpts. Face on the Barroom Floor.
Gianni Schicchi. 8 p.m., Tawes Recital
Hall. Call 5-5546 for info.
Concert Society at Maryland, American
Indian singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-
Marie. 8:30 p.m., UMUC Conference
Center. Free pre-concert discussion.
'New Sounds from Native American
Artists," 7 p.m. $17 general admission,
$15.30 faculty and staff. $14.50
seniors, S7 students. Call 403-4240 for
tickets and info.*
SUNDAY
Spring Koto Concert, Washington Toho
Koto Society, 2 p.m., Tawes Recital Hall.
Call Kyoko Okamoto at 301 434-4487
forinfo."
University of Maryland Chorus 25th
Anniversary Concert, directed by Paul
Traver. selections from some of the
world's greatest choral music. 3 p.m.,
Memorial Chapel, Tickets are J 10 stan-
dard admission, $8 students and
seniors. Call 5-5568 for info.*
MONDAY
Returning Students' Workshop: End of
Semester Survival Skills: Putting it all
Together," 2-3 p.m.. 2201 Shoemaker.
Call 4-7693 for Info.
Math Student-Faculty Colloquium:
"Nuclear Winter: Is ihe Theory Still
Valid?' Alan Robock, 3 p.m., 3206
Math. Call 5-5021 foi info.
Entomology Colloquium: "Leafhopper
Mating Hehavior: Role of Vibrational
Song in Mate Recognition. Finding and
Selection," Randy Hunt, University of
Kentucky. 4 p.m.. 0200 Symons Call
5-3911 for info.
Contemporary Spanish Cinema: <,Que
He Hecho Para Merceier Esto?. (Pedro
Almodovar, 1984). 4 p.m.. Language
House. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Sponsored by Maryland Humanities
Council. Call 5-6441 for info.
Korticufture Colloquium: Resistance to
Ciown Gall in Vitis.' Eddie Stover, 4
p.m.. 0128 Holrapfel. Call 5-4374 for
info.
Computer Science Colloquium: Host
Mobility and Its Implications on
Routing." Vakov Rek titer, IBM T.J.
Watson Research Center. 4 p.m., 0111
CLB Building 106. Call 5-2661 for Info.
Space Science Seminar: "Low
Frequency Electric and Magnetic Field
Fluctuations at High Latitudes in the
Oayside Ionosphere," E.M. Basinka,
Boston U., 4:30 p.m..
1113
Computer/Space
Sciences. Call
5-6232 for info.
Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurshlp
Short Course:
"Starting and
Managing a Growth
Company," 6-9 p.m..
today, May 3. 10, and
17. $60 for ("acuity,
staff, and students.
Call 410 455-2336
forinfo and registration;
Calendar Guidelines
The OUTLOOK Calendar publishes university-sponsored events, subject to space
availability. Preference is given to free, on-campus events. The deadline is two
weeks before the Monday of the week in which the event occurs. Mail listings with
date, time, title of event, speaker, sponsoring organization, location, fee (if any),
and number to call for information to: Calendar Editor, 2101 Turner Lab, or fan to
314-9344. Calendar phone numbers listed as 4-kxx* or 5-xxxx stand for the prefix
314- or 405- respectively. Events are free and open to the public unless noted by
an asterisk (*). For more information, call 405-7339.
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